nip-and-tuck race

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• nip and tuck — {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Evenly matched; hard fought to the finish. * /The game was nip and tuck until the last minute./ * /A was a nip and tuck race right to the finish line./ * /The two salesmen fought nip and tuck for the contract all the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• nip and tuck — {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Evenly matched; hard fought to the finish. * /The game was nip and tuck until the last minute./ * /A was a nip and tuck race right to the finish line./ * /The two salesmen fought nip and tuck for the contract all the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• nip\ and\ tuck — adj. or adv informal Evenly matched; hard fought to the finish. The game was nip and tuck until the last minute. A was a nip and tuck race right to the finish line. The two salesmen fought nip and tuck for the contract all the way. Compare: neck… …   Словарь американских идиом

• nip and tuck — I noun plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised some actresses have more than one face lift • Syn: ↑face lift,… …   Useful english dictionary

• nip and tuck — mod. so close as to be almost the same; neck and neck. □ They ran nip and tuck all the way to the finish line, but Tom won the race. □ It was too close to call nip and tuck all the way …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• nip and tuck — a close race, having just enough to win or finish    It was a close race nip and tuck all the way but we won! …   English idioms

• nip and tuck — evenly matched, hard fought to the finish They were going along nip and tuck but he finally won the race in the end …   Idioms and examples

• nip — nip1 [nıp] v past tense and past participle nipped present participle nipping [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Low German; Origin: nipen] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] BrE informal to go somewhere quickly or for a short time = ↑pop ▪ Have we time …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• nip — I. /nɪp / (say nip) verb (nipped, nipping) –verb (t) 1. to compress sharply between two surfaces or points; pinch or bite. 2. to affect sharply and painfully or injuriously, as cold does. 3. Nautical to secure (a rope) by holding it with a… …  

• neck and neck — I adjective inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck the election was a nip and tuck affair • Syn: ↑head to head, ↑nip and tuck • Similar to:… …   Useful english dictionary

• neck and neck — {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Equal or nearly equal in a race or contest; abreast; tied. * /At the end of the race the two horses were neck and neck./ * /For months John and Harry seemed to be neck and neck in Alice s favor./ Compare: NIP AND TUCK …   Dictionary of American idioms